Taking care of pet rabbits

This is my 3 y/o Netherland Dwarf rabbit named Boxy. I live in a big city and have been asked about rabbits as family pets so I figured I would make an informative post about my experiences taking care of rabbits.

He loves boxes and getting into small spaces like under couches and beds. If he can't find a small space, underneath the coffee table will do. We make sure to put boxes in all the spots we have noticed he likes to lay in, and we block off all areas he is not allowed in. (This does not stop him from trying though).

He is generally litter trained, but rabbits are really hard to train so he still uses all spaces that are "his" as a bathroom. They can be trained like you would train a cat. But like cats, rabbits will still do whatever they want when you are not keeping an eye on them.

He has chewed through many expensive wires and if you have a bunny as a pet, don't fall in love with your furniture. They need exercise and letting them run around daily when you are there with them is the best way to give them that.

When it's nice out, we will take him out into our yard. He isn't too huge about his leash, but we have not rabbit proofed our yard yet. It's too cold outside for him right now so that will happen in the spring.

He knows that his cage is his home so when he is done playing he will go back and sit in his hut. We encouraged this from an early age by letting him roam in and out of his cage freely (but still with supervision). He knows that if he feels threatened his cage is also a safe spot for him.

As long as you catch your rabbit in the act, bad behaviour can be discouraged with a spray bottle. They really don't like it and soon will just stop when you go to grab it. It takes patience but we don't even need to spray him anymore.

He loves boxes.

So. Much.

He is a very fun pet to have with a lot of personality and loves to be right in between my husband and I at all times.